Drip-cup attachment for brushes



C. L. VICDANIEL.

DRIP CUP ATTACHMENT FOR BRUSHES.

APPLICATION FILED APR. I5, 1921.

1,396,967. Patented Nov. 15, 1921.

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stares CHARLES r.. Menanrnr., or Kansas Grrr, MISSOURI.

vIDREP-G'U'IP ATTACHMENT FOR BRUSHES.

Specication of Letters Patent..

Patented Nov. l5, 192i.

Application filed April 15, 1921. Serial No. 461,473.

To all wil/om t may concern.' Y

Be it known that. l, @Harinas L. MOBAN- InL, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Kansas City, county of` Jackson, State of Missouri, have invented a certain new and useful lmprovement in Drip-Cup Attachments for Brushes, of which the followingis a complete specification.

This invention relates to drip cup at tachrnents for brushes and of that class whereby any excess material, such as whitewash, paint or the like, draining from the brush when used on a surface necessitating overhead or elevated work, will be caught and retained and will not run down on the hands and arms of the operator and harden or injure them and fromwhich the collected material may be readily drained.

@ne of the objects is to produce a drip cup attachment of substantially the same size and contour as, and adapted for easy attachment to and detachment from the handle of a brush.

A, further object is to produce an attachment into which the handle of the brush is adapted to wedge near its lower end and having simple and etlicient means for rigidly connecting it with and spaced from the handle adjacent the head thereof.

A still further object is to produce a de- Vice of this character of simple, strong, durable, light, and inexpensive construction, and in order that it may be fully understood reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure l is a side View of a brush with the drip cup in position, and partly broken away to clearly illustrate the position of the brush handle within the cup.

Fig. EZ is a section on the line HMH of Fig. l, but with the brush in eleva-tion.

Fig. 3 is a section on the line llllll of Fig. l.

Fig. 4 is a View similar to that of Fig. l, but illustrates a modied form of construction.

Fig. 5 is a section on the line V-V of Fig. 4.

ln the said drawing, where like reference characters identify correspondingl parts in all of the figures, l is a brush of any suitable or preferred form, and 2 is the handle thereof of customary form.

A. hollow sheath 8 of thin metal or the like, closed at its lower end and formed with a flaring mouth 4 at its upper end, and conforming substantially to the shape of the handle and of somewhat greater length than the stem or shank thereof, and so proportioned that when secured in position, liquid plaster, paint, and the like, may'enter the same and flow freely to the bottom thereof.

ln `the construction shown by Figs.l l, 2 and 3, a reinforcing band 5 encircles the drip cup at a point just below the Haring mouth thereof, said band being provided with a pair threaded openings at diametrically opposite points and in register with perforations in thev walls of the drip cup, and adapted to engage said threaded perforations `are a pair of clamp screws 6, which will abut the sides of the' brush handle, and when screwed tightly in position will clamp the upper portion or the sheath or cup rigidly to the handle and hold the same spaced from the latter. ln order that the sheath or cup may be made rigid with the handle sothat tlie operator can grasp said sheath and properly and efficiently manipulate the brush, it is essential to make the connection of the'sheath and handle rigid throughout 'the entire length thereof. 'llo accomplish this, it will be noted that the lower portion of the sheath tapers downward and that the corresponding portion of the handle near its lower end is wedged tightly in the sheath at its edges, and that at the sides the sheath is formed with narrow impressed portions 7 to bear against opposite sides of the handle of the brush, it being understood that the sheath shall possess sufficient resiliency to permit it to be wedged upon the handle as explained. lt will thus be seen that there can be no play of the handle either edgewise or sidewise within the sheath and that the latter, therefore, constitutes in effect, a rigid part of the brush.

In the modification, shown in Figs. 4 and 5, the reinforcing band 5 is engaged by a plurality of rivets 8 which hold in position on the inside of the cup, a series of spring lingers 9 which `extend downwardly into contactl with the brush handle at the four sides thereof, and possess suiiicient sti'ness to hold the cup irrnly in place and spaced from the handle. ln other respects the sheath isof the same construction as that. shown in Figs.` l, 2 and 8, and bears thev same relation to the handle near the lower end thereof, as already described with respect t0 the above-named figures,

It will be apparent that when the brush is saturated with liquid plasteror the like, and the operator inverts it to apply the brush -to a surface at a higher altitude than his shoulder, the excess material will flow downY upon the handle and by reason of the Haring mouth of the sheath, will readily enter the same, thus protecting the hands and arms of the operator. IVhen the brush is dipped into a bucket most of the collected material will be dumped from the cup or shea-th, but should the material be of such consistency that it will be slow in escaping from the sheath, the latter may be quickly and easily removed from the handle and struck upon the edge of the bucket, and then be as easily and quickly replaced in position.

From the above description it will be apparent that I have produced a device of the character described, which possesses all of the features pointed out as desirable, and while I have described and claimed the preferred embodiment of the same, I reserve the right to make all changes properly falling within the spirit and scope of the appended claims. Y

I claim: Y

1. The combination with a brush having a handle, of a one-piece sheath removably receiving and inclosing said handle'and bearing a wedged relation thereto near its lower end, and means for rigidly securing the upper end of the sheath to, but spaced from the upper end of said handle.

2. The combination with abrush having a handle, of a one-piece sheath having a flaring mouth and removably receiving and inclosing said handle and bearing a wedged relation thereto near its lower end, and means secured to the sheath adjacent the mouth for spacing the former from and retaining it in position on the handle.

3. The combination with a brush having a handle tapering at its lower end, a sheath conforming substantially in size and shape to and receiving the stein of the handle; said sheath having a. flaring mouth and a tapered lower portion for wedging upon the tapered lower end of the handle, a reinforcing band embracing the sheath near its upper end, and means secured to said band and sheath and bearing' against the upper part of the stem of the handle to hold vthe same in substantially rigid relation to the sheath and supported thereon.

4. The combination with a brush havingv a flat handle Vtapered downward at the lower end of its edges, of a sheath conforming substantially in size and shape to the handle and near the lower end wedged upon the tapered edges ofthe handle and provided at its sides with impressed portions engaging the flat sides of the handle; said sheath having a flaring upper end, and means carried by the sheath for clamping its upper portion tightly to the upper portion of the stem of the handle and spaced therefrom.

In witness whereof I hereunto affix my signature.

CHARLES L. MCDANIEL. 

